Released:
1960-08-19

Overview:
The life story of the famed rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun, one of the most brilliant and controversial figures of the space age. Dr. von Braun literally pioneered man's adventure into space through his rocket experiments; his was the brain behind the V-2 rockets which blasted London in World War II; his was also the brain which led America into the development and the launching of space satellites.

Director:
J. Lee Thompson

Runtime:
1h 46min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Curd Jürgens
  as
  Wernher von Braun
• 
  Herbert Lom
  as
  Anton Reger
• 
  Victoria Shaw
  as
  Maria von Braun
• 
  James Daly
  as
  U.S. Major William Taggert
• 
  Gia Scala
  as
  Elisabeth Beyer